Isolated Low Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Are Associated With an Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease | Zendy

Rachel Huxley | Zendy; Federica Barzi | Zendy; TH Lam | Zendy; Sébastien Czernichow | Zendy; Xianghua Fang | Zendy; T. A. Welborn | Zendy; Jonathan E. Shaw | Zendy; Hirotsugu Ueshima | Zendy; Paul Zimmet | Zendy; Sun Ha Jee | Zendy; Jeetesh V. Patel | Zendy; Ian D. Caterson | Zendy; Vlado Perkovic | Zendy; Mark Woodward | Zendy

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Isolated Low Levels of High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Are Associated With an Increased Risk of Coronary Heart Disease

Author(s) -

Rachel Huxley,

Federica Barzi,

TH Lam,

Sébastien Czernichow,

Xianghua Fang,

T. A. Welborn,

Jonathan E. Shaw,

Hirotsugu Ueshima,

Paul Zimmet,

Sun Ha Jee,

Jeetesh V. Patel,

Ian D. Caterson,

Vlado Perkovic,

Mark Woodward

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.111.028373

Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , confidence interval , cholesterol , high density lipoprotein , cardiology , risk factor , coronary heart disease , endocrinology , gastroenterology

Previous studies have suggested that there is a novel dyslipidemic profile consisting of isolated low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) level that is associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease, and that this trait may be especially prevalent in Asian populations.

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